Bradley Stream Wood, Stagman Lane, Ashcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9BJ

siting of a shepherd’s hut for agricultural workers welfare and tool storage

Authority: Sedgemoor District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Marigold O

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would accord with the Council's strategy for new development in the countryside, having regard to the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposal on the Somerset Levels & Moors Ramsar Site and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), with particular regard to phosphates

What decided it

The proposal could be made acceptable through conditions restricting use to non-residential welfare and storage purposes ancillary to agriculture, which would prevent additional nutrient loadings and adverse effects on the Ramsar Site and SSSI.

Plan policies cited: Policy CO1, Policy D2, Policy D19, Policy D20, Ashcott Neighbourhood Plan Policy 10, Ashcott Neighbourhood Plan Policy 1

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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